Britain taxi strike

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A cyclist rides past parked taxis during a protest by London black cab drivers against new private taxi service Uber, a mobile phone app, on the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in central London on Wednesday.

A cyclist rides past parked taxis during a protest by London black cab drivers against new private taxi service Uber, a mobile phone app, on the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in central London on Wednesday. (Carl Court / AFP/Getty Images)

A cyclist rides past parked taxis during a protest by London black cab drivers against new private taxi service Uber, a mobile phone app, on the Mall leading to Buckingham Palace in central London on Wednesday.